“The Aliens Make Thanksgiving Dinner:” An Interview With Co-Creators James Clements, Derya Celikkol, and Maamoun Tebbo
“The Aliens Make Thanksgiving Dinner” is a new devised play, co-written, co-directed...
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New York
Post-Factual Theater: “MJ” on Broadway
On the way to a play one day in early 2019, I climbed out of the subway at 8th Avenue and 44th St....
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Unmanly Griefs: Robert Icke’s “Hamlet”
The first ten minutes of Robert Icke’s 3 ¾-hour Hamlet had me worried. Icke is a British directing...
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“Penelope”: A Fresh Take on Homer’s Classic Epic Poem
The new musical Penelope by the York Theatre Company was a fresh and hilarious comedic take on...
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Comfort in the Unknown: SOCIETY’s “The Strangers Came Today”
How is theater like a support group? This question struck me upon entering The Strangers Came...
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“Bronx Gothic” by Okwui Okpokwasili
On May 8, 2022, Nigerian-American artist Okwui Okpokwasili’s Bronx Gothic (2014) at...
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Pandemonium Magic: “The Hang” at HERE
Taylor Mac is one of those magi of pandemonium who knows how to breach the defenses of people like...
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Cut From Different Cloth: “Intimate Apparel” at Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
I went to the new opera Intimate Apparel because the 2003 play it was made from is one of my...
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A New Translation of Molière’s “Dom Juan” for the 21st Century
A Preview of a new translation of Molière’s Dom Juan for the 21st century by Gideon Lester and...
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The Meaning of Theater: Slava Stepnov’s “Flawed Choir” at the Steps Theatre
“All the world’s a stage,” says a character in William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” “Life...
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Director Maria Mileaf and Actor Aline Salloum on Oren Safdie’s High School Crush Gone Sideways, “Gratitude”
Gratitude, by Oren Safdie, directed by Maria Mileaf, and starring Jalen Ford, Jake Bryan Guthrie,...
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“Sky of Darkness” Comes to NYC: A Chinese Reimagination of “Heart of Darkness” in Our Neocolonial World
Sky of Darkness is enjoying its US premiere June 2-12 at Theaterlab in Midtown Manhattan. The...
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“Legend of The Waitress & The Robber” – A Korean American Cross Cultural Collaboration Makes it to New York City
The Legend of The Waitress & The Robber, a new musical theater piece by Renee Philippi, a...
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EPIC Players Creates Employment and Training Opportunities for Autistic & Neurodivergent Theatre Makers
Autistic adults in the United States are unemployed at estimated rates of more than 80%. Those who...
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“The Legend of the Waitress & the Robber”: World Premiere of NYC-Seoul Collaboration Inspired by Schiller and Hong Gildong
The Legend of The Waitress & The Robber is a collaboration between the Korean theatre...
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Gregg Mozgala, Broadway Actor Organizes Festival Celebrating Deaf/Disabled Artists
Actor Gregg Mozgala describes himself as a “Triple Threat: “Actor, Writer, Cripple.” The...
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Oracle of Pop Art Affirmed in “Chasing Andy Warhol”
Utilizing downtown Manhattan’s East Village and NoHo as a set, Bated Breath Theatre Company’s...
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Met Opera Actors Wink at Velazquez’s Well-known Painting
It is “Don Carlos” season at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, with the final...
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The Plight of DREAMers Moves To A National Stage; Maybe This Will Truly Help
Sadly, social justice for DREAMers <DREAMers are undocumented individuals who were brought into...
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A Celebration of Wondering: “The Hang” is a Party You Won’t Want to Miss
Vibrant, thought-provoking, invigorating, and brimming with talent, “The Hang,” with book and...
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